Exciting news = we greened 1,000,000 page views on May 15, 2012! Many thanks to everyone that has supported Greenscroll in reaching this milestone.

So-called "green jobs" are growing at more than twice the rate of traditional jobs in Canada -- 9.1 per cent over the last decade compared with the average of 3.7 per cent -- but it's the skilled trades that could stand to reap some of the biggest gains as new green initiatives in sustainable energy and construction get underway across North America.

Nik recently went to visit North House, a new and innovative green housing model that produces more energy than it consumes and makes sustainable living attractive and rewarding.

Here's wishing you a Merry Christmas and a safe, prosperous -- and green! -- New Year.

A nice research paper from Peter Winters. Extract: "Many English people like the idea of carbon offsets, but are not convinced they work well in practice. Based on our primary research, this document also provides a discussion about how better carbon offsets could be developed and marketed; and, by way of example, explores the case for a credible rainforest carbon offset scheme."